Since it been my duty to report to you about poor performance last year on PACT and MAP, I am happy today to report outstanding progress on the MAP test just completed. Students at J.N. Kellett have made remarkable progress on their MAP test from the Fall of 08 to the Spring of 09. Last Spring, Kellett students made their growth targets in only 2 of the 12 tests administered (3 tests for each of 4 grades). Thanks to a simple plan developed by our Data Team and executed brilliantly by everyone and involving hard and consistent work by our teachers, support staff, parents, and especially children, this Spring, Kellett students met or exceeded their Mean Growth Targets in 10 of 12 tests administered. For further evidence of progress, let's look at the percentage of students who met the Mean Growth Target for their grade. See the table below for details.
Reading Met grade growth target Number meeting target % meeting target
Grade 2 No 29 50.9
Grade 3 Yes 31 54.4
Grade 4 Yes 32 62.7
Grade 5 Yes 26 63.4
Language Usage
Grade 2 No 27 47.4
Grade 3 Yes 25 43.9
Grade 4 Yes 43 84.3
Grade 5 Yes 26 63.4
Math
Grade 2 Yes 30 53.6
Grade 3 Yes 37 66.1
Grade 4 Yes 34 66.7
Grade 5 Yes 23 56.1
Overall Met 10 of 12
I am very proud of the efforts of our students and staff to make this kind of improvement a reality. While we are justifiably proud, we do know that our students can do even better. We have one more round of the new statewide test (PASS) next month and we expect that our students will do just as well or better then. If you want to discuss your child's individual results, contact your child's teacher and schedule an appointment. Many of these children have made unbelievable gains this year as measure by MAP.
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